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A phenolic character (think olive oil nuances) is present on the ripe white orchard fruit and floral aromas that are trimmed in just enough wood to bother mentioning. There is excellent volume to the caressing but punchy medium-bodied... Read More

Earthy savory and inviting with smoked meat bay leaf and singed wild herbs infusing a base of plum sauce and cherry. Gains support from fine-grained tannins but a spine of iron gives real form to this layered wine with black olive... Read More

Intense aromas of blackberry chocolate and spice. Full-bodied with firm tannins and loads of fruit. Long. Spicy and chewy. This has guts. Structured. Best after 2010. 1000 cases made. Published on March 31 2006

"Tasted with Jean-Luc Thunevin in Saint Emilion the 2006 Valandraud is pure Merlot since he told me that the Cabernet Franc had not ripened sufficiently that year. It offers an attractive matured bouquet with cough candy and star... Read More

Tasted blind at the Valandraud vertical at the property the 2012 Valandraud instantly demonstrated the wide gap in quality between itself and the previous vintage. It is a blend of 88% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc matured for... Read More

A pretty nose combines notes of acacia blossom lemon confit spice petrol and a hint of orange peel. There is outstanding intensity to the rich concentrated and powerful larger-bodied flavors that deliver superb length on the balanced... Read More

The 2022 Pouilly-Fuissé Château des Quarts 1er Cru Monopole has a delineated precise bouquet with tension and energy. The palate is well balanced with a fine delineation white peach and grapefruit mixed with crushed stone and... Read More

From the 10-acre La Rochelle vineyard this powerful wine offers ripe tannins and solid black fruits seasoned with black pepper. It has a fine future. Drink from 2024. Roger Voss

Very opaque and dark. Quite closed, with a dark blueberry and black cherry fruit, but very tight. Smooth, rich, very seamless core of silky black fruit on the palate. Smooth textured and glossy, with a ripeness of tannins that... Read More

Very opaque and dark. Quite closed, with a dark blueberry and black cherry fruit, but very tight. Smooth, rich, very seamless core of silky black fruit on the palate. Smooth textured and glossy, with a ripeness of tannins that... Read More

"Floral notes intermixed with raspberries black currants minerals and a hint of new oak emerge from the dense purple-colored 2000 Ducru-Beaucaillou. The wine is sweet dense and medium to full-bodied with undeniable elegance and... Read More

"One can??'t say enough about the efforts Bruno Borie is pouring into this wonderful estate that I have often called the ???Lafite Rothschild of St.-Julien.??? An undeniable success the 2004 Ducru boasts sweet aromas of creme... Read More

"The 2005 Ducru Beaucaillou is a 10000-case blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot (they used to produce 18000-20000 cases). It is an exceptionally powerful wine with a dense purple color superb intensity and a beautiful... Read More

The 2009 Ducru Beaucaillou will eclipse the brilliant wines produced in 2005 2003 and 2000. It will be interesting to see how the 2009 fares against the 2010 after twenty years of aging but my money is on the 2009. A blend of... Read More

Deep garnet in color the 2012 Ducru-Beaucaillou offers up expressive exuberant scents of warm kirsch black raspberries and wild blueberries with hints of sassafras cedar chest pencil lead and dried mint plus a waft of dried leaves.... Read More

Deep garnet-purple colored the 2016 Ducru-Beaucaillou features a wonderfully savory earthy/meaty nose delivering well-defined notes of tapenade truffles charcuterie and sautéed herbs over crème de cassis wild blueberries and... Read More

The 2018 Ducru-Beaucaillou is composed of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot to be aged 18 months in 100% new barriques. It has a pH of 3.7 14.5% alcohol and an IPT (total polyphenol index) of 95. Very deep purple-black in... Read More

The 2020 Ducru-Beaucaillou unwinds in the glass with aromas of dark berries pencil shavings violets and pipe tobacco all framed by creamy new oak. On the palate it's medium to full-bodied fleshy and concentrated with a deep... Read More